Crops Articles
Rain Makes Grain
Published November 10, 2021
Coleharbor, North Dakota farmer Paul Anderson is done with corn harvest for the year. "Our later planted corn did the best when compared with the earlier planted corn," says Anderson. "We had a strange year. There was a dry period…Minnesota Wheat Minute
Published November 10, 2021
The Prairie Grains Conference is coming up on December 8-9, 2021. Minnesota Wheat Executive Director Charlie Vogel previews the event. Hear more in this week's Minnesota Wheat Minute.WASDE Report Boosted Soybean Carryout
Published November 10, 2021
The trade was queued up for a bearish report for soybeans, but as the USDA numbers came out Tuesday morning soybeans went from six cents lower-to-52 cents higher. USDA increased the soybean carryout by 20 million bushels, but cut the…A Small Increase in Corn Production
Published November 10, 2021
U.S. corn production is forecast at 15.1 billion bushels, up less than one percent from October. Yields are record high at 177 bushels per acre, up half-a-bushel from last month. The statewide averages for corn yields were 186 bushels per…Fall Rains Replenish Soil Moisture
Published November 8, 2021
Drought conditions are improving across much of the Dakotas and Minnesota. In the last three months, six to 10 inches of rain fell in eastern North Dakota into northern Minnesota. There are even higher rainfall totals measured from northeastern South…Thirsty Soils in Western North Dakota
Published November 8, 2021
Going into winter, NDSU Extension State Climatologist Adnan Akyuz says western and northwest North Dakota have missed out on some of the fall rains. "The soil is very thirsty. In this case, any rainfall is infiltrating into the soil which…A Boost in Supplies Expected in November WASDE
Published November 8, 2021
Trade estimates for USDA's November Supply and Demand report are bigger than the October USDA Supply and Demand report. Abbott Futures market analyst Ron McDaniel says how much bigger the supplies will be is the question. "I don't think the…Corn Yields Look Good as Harvest Continues
Published November 8, 2021
Pioneer Field Agronomist Sarah Lovas says farmers in her territory are making good harvest progress. "This surprises me, because the Ada, Minnesota area got more rains. The sugarbeet harvest was delayed and when sugarbeet harvest is over, those farmers will…Finishing Corn Harvest, Working on 2022
Published November 7, 2021
Near Kintyre, North Dakota, Anthony Mock is doing fieldwork, preparing for 2022. "I'm spraying a pre-emergence herbicide on the corn ahead of next spring. It's hard to get chemical. I want to have all of my crop protection needs in…